Marriage Contract and Mahr
6,610 questions
Is it permissible for a friend who has concluded his marriage contract and whose wedding has been postponed for six months to marry another woman before consummating his first marriage?
Does divorce count as three pronouncements or one if a husband, in a state of anger but fully aware of what he is saying, tells his wife: "You are divorced, divorced, divorced," and then a legitimate marriage contract is performed for them based on a fatwa that it counts as a single pronouncement?
Is unregistered marriage (zawaj 'urfi) forbidden or permissible?
Is money earned from working in a company, while violating a contract clause prohibiting marriage to a foreigner, entirely unlawful (haram), partially unlawful, or not unlawful at all? And is the condition nullified by divorcing the wife, or does it remain breached?
Is the wife entitled, after divorce, to obtain the furnishings, apartment, and gold if she discovers that they were acquired with stolen money?
How can the wife be taken back if her family does not know that consummation occurred before the divorce, in order to avoid problems?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding divorcing a wife whom I was forced to marry, and after the marriage, I discovered that she is pregnant and not a virgin from another man?
Is it permissible for a man to practice polygyny if he agrees with his wives not to be just in the nightly lodging, and to postpone the issue of children, with his intention to divorce them after completing his business dealings in distant regions?
What is the ruling on marrying a girl who hates lying, when the suitor is a frequent liar, and she is unaware of that?
What is the ruling regarding a man saying to a woman who is not his wife: "She is divorced if she does such-and-such," or "She is divorced if she does not do such-and-such," whether the wording is explicit or allusive, and what is the scholarly disagreement concerning this?
Is what a wife does with her husband—such as touching and placing a hand on his shoulder or leg—considered forbidden without her mother's knowledge, and does priority lie in fulfilling a promise to the mother or in the wife's happiness with her husband?
Is it permissible to marry without a guardian (wali) if the parents of both parties refuse due to the father abandoning prayer and apostatizing, and is it permissible for the Imam to be the guardian based on the hadith "Indeed, the ruler is the guardian of one who has no guardian," taking into account the hadith "There is no marriage without a guardian," and the possibility of contracting the marriage in another country to avoid fornication?
What is the ruling on one who does not give his divorcée and her daughter their rights?
Do the husband's attempts to reconcile with his wife, using words that indicate the validity of reconciliation, without him knowing that reconciliation does not require her consent, constitute a valid religious reconciliation?
Does a wife's jokingly saying to her husband, "You disbeliever," entail apostasy and her departure from the marital bond, and what are the implications of this if the marriage has not been consummated at all? Is it sufficient to hold the wedding and make the marriage public with the father's consent for the renewal of the contract if necessary?
What are the Hanafis' proofs for the the permissibility of a woman marrying herself without a guardian, and what are the strongest refutations against them from the majority of scholars?
Is it Islamically permissible for a young man who has concluded his marriage contract with a girl to go out with her before the wedding ceremony, taking into consideration the social customs that prevent this in some conservative families?
Does a divorce that was made conditional upon an action, and that action subsequently occurred, take effect, bearing in mind that the wife was menstruating at the time the husband's action was discovered, and what are the implications of that?
Does divorce occur if the husband swears by divorce not to sell his car and then sells it, given that the oath was made during the engagement period?
Is it permissible for a woman’s father to authorize her grandfather (her father’s father) to conclude her marriage contract, even if the father is present at the contracting session?
Is the 'iddah observed by the wife for three menstrual cycles valid, based on a shaykh's fatwa that her husband's absence for more than a year and her fear of temptation for herself constitutes a divorce?
What is the ruling on a husband traveling to attend his brother’s wedding, leaving his wife alone, given that her travel is impossible and only his elderly parents are present?
Is the wife entitled to seek divorce due to her husband abandoning her, without returning any portion of the dowry, knowing that the husband refuses to return her and refuses divorce except upon the return of the dowry, thus leaving her in a suspended state?
Is it permissible for a husband to deed his house to his first wife, with whom he had four daughters, after marrying another woman, while his mother is still alive, based on her condition and the condition of her family?